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Happy Friday!

Eastern Towhee enjoying a sunflower seed 🪶 #Pipiloerythrophthalmus

that lost feeling transforms #nature #natureheals #photography #mentalwellness #environment #lifeisbeautiful

A rather unique one today, this is a leucistic northern cardinal that frequents our botanical gardens. Many volunteers and other photographers had told me about her for months but I finally spotted her myself a couple weeks ago. 😍 #BirdOfTheDay #FeatheredFemmes #Birds #Cardinals #Photography

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My favorite wildflower: Redring Milkweed Flowering in the shade in the woods with a few rays of sunlight #Asclepiasvariegata

Black Swallowtail Butterfly drying its wings after eclosion. Resting on Golden Alexander. #Papiliopolyxenes

“The Reflecting Pools in Washington, D.C. were designed for one purpose: reflection. They are supposed to mirror the beauty, dignity, and symbolism of the monuments around them. They were never intended to look like a chlorinated Olympic swimming pool where you can count pennies on the bottom.”

I didn’t grow a veggie garden last summer but am doing it this year. Garden scapes are ready on our hard neck garlic. We cut up and sauté in misc dishes. Have done pesto with them before but prefer basil pesto. #garlicscapes

"Let me see . . . should I listen to my child's pediatrician or the former heroin addict who cuts the penises off roadkill to take home? Yeah, the dude with the racoon penis, not the dude with an MD. Boy, that was an easy decision, y'all!"

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

Monarch caterpillar and milkweed 🥰 #danausplexippus #asclepiastuberosa

Rain! 🌧️ Finally.

Seasonal annual blooms of joy from last month.

Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica): This 50cm (1ft 8in) rodent is aka the Malabar giant squirrel. It is a large tree squirrel species native to forests and woodlands in India. It is a diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel. #IndianGiantSquirrel #squirrel #wildlife #india #nature #bsky

Glass Gem Corn. Translucent kernel rainbow colors 🌈

Two-spotted Bumble Bee visiting Baptisia #Bombusbimaculatus

Some cucumber seeds my bbf shared with me back in 2016 germinated. She sadly passed away in 2020. So this seed germination means the world to me. 💚

1. Flip the Senate this year 2. Block all GOP SCOTUS nominations 3. Hold the Senate and elect a Dem POTUS in 2028 4. Kill the filibuster 5. Pass HR1 6. Pass 18 year term limits on SCOTUS 7. Fill the 5 new vacancies with liberal justices 8. Have nice things

Fingers in the dirt…

The only kind of monarch I support! Monarch caterpillar feeding on milkweed this morning. 🧡🖤 #nokings #mayday #monarch

An Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) perched on a leaf of Golden Alexander this morning patiently awaiting for the sun to rise and the air to warm. #Cupidocomyntas

Nature is medicine. Encountered a chrysalis of the Black Swallowtail on our native plant, Golden Alexander, this morning. Happy #MayDay 👊 #Papiliopolyxenes

Courtship 🦋 💕 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies. #Papilioglaucus

Real life Caterpie from Pokémon! Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar in a rolled up spicebush leaf. 🥰 #Papiliotroilus

Carolina sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) #Calycanthusfloridus

Southern Pink Moth #Pyraustainornatalis

Thermopsis villosa’s (aka Southern Lupine or Aaron’s Rod) yellow flowers blooming now. Paired with blooming Baptisia. #Thermopsisvillosa

I love ferns 💚 #nature #photography

Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️

"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."

Saturday’s post for #BlueSkyArtShow theme #odd A wool sower wasp gall on an oak. #callirhytisseminator

It’s not hard to understand. Maxwell is blackmailing Trump and Melania by threatening to release her discovery files. Trump has to pardon her. He’s asked republicans in congress to provide him an excuse to do so. (This is all speculation on my part. But it seems pretty obvious.)

I really fucking love Small’s Penstemon. It doesn’t give a rat’s ass if it’s had rain or not. This drought tolerant native plant is strong like bull! #Penstemonsmallii

Your time cleanse amongst today’s WTF news feed. Luna Moth 🧚 #Actiasluna

Maybe it's just me but I don't think Jeffrey Epstein's clients should be the ones to decide if Jeffrey Epstein's clients should be prosecuted.

“We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother” - Jane Goodall Earth Day 2026

Happy 420 from a look alike ! New leaves emerging on Hibiscus coccineus #Hibiscuscoccineus

The 2028 presidential vote is either for fascism or against fascism. If you decide to NOT vote, that decision means you’re content with this regime and want fascism to continue. Don’t even try to sugar coat your reasoning.

Puppy & peony bloom time cleanse. 🌸 🐶

Tired of being invited to neighborhood potlucks? Follow me for more #LifeTips

Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time Saturday, joining preschoolers at a child care center for a book reading and singalong. Source: Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT

insanity, drinking, emotional roller coasters. they’re imploding.

The FBI Director, the DC US Attorney, and the Secretary of Defense walk into a bar. Apparently like every day.

I think most people would prefer this. #Science

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